An American Werewolf in London (1981)

An American Werewolf in London

Beware the Moon.
( Comedy / Horror )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 97 min

Country of Origin: United Kingdom / United States of America

Premiere Date:
Aug 21, 1981 [USA]

Director:	John Landis [Director]

Writer:	John Landis [Screenplay]

Producers:	George Folsey Jr. [Producer] Peter Guber [Executive Producer] Jon Peters [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Robert Paynter [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Malcolm Campbell [Editor]

Music Composed by	Elmer Bernstein [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Deborah Nadoolman Landis [Costume Design]

Casting by	Debbie McWilliams [Casting]

Production Companys:	Lyncanthrope Films (GB) Polygram Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

David Naughton David Kessler Jenny Agutter Nurse Alex Price Griffin Dunne Jack Goodman John Woodvine Dr. J. S. Hirsch Don McKillop Inspector Villiers Brian Glover Chess Player David Schofield Dart Player Lila Kaye Barmaid Rik Mayall Second Chess Player Sean Baker 2nd Dart Player		Frank Oz Mr. Collins Paul Kember Sergeant McManus Joe Belcher Truck Driver Paddy Ryan First Werewolf Anne-Marie Davies Nurse Susan Gallagher Colin Fernandes Benjamin Albert Moses Hospital Porter Michele Brisigotti Rachel Kessler Mark Fisher Max Kessler Gordon Sterne Mr. Kessler

Show All Cast & Crew

Special Effects Department:

Effects Associates Ltd.

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Abergwesyn, Powys, Wales, UK [East Proctor]

Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales, UK

Clink Street, Southwark, London, England, UK

Crickadarn, Powys, Wales, UK [East Proctor]

Hampstead Heath, Hampstead, London, England, UK [Harry and Judith are killed in Hampstead Heath, behind the Priors on East Heath Road]

Hampstead, London, England, UK [Before David kills them, Harry and Judith get out of the taxi on East Heath Road at Well Walk]

London Zoo, Regent’s Park, London, England, UK [David wakes up after committing attacks]

London, England, UK

Near Tower Bridge, London, England, UK [David kills the tramps]

Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK [David phones his sister then tries to slit his wrists]

Redcliffe Square, Earl’s Court, London, England, UK [outside nurse’s flat]

The Black Swan, Effingham, Surrey, England, UK [The Slaughtered Lamb pub, interior]

Tottenham Court Road Underground Station, Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London, England, UK [David chases Gerald Bringsley]

Trafalgar Square, St James’s, London, England, UK [David asks to be arrested]

Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Tech Info:

Budget:: $10,000,000
Revenue:: $31,973,249
Color Info:: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:: DTS / Mono

back to the Film Archives

Questions, Comments? Please Contact ASH
Movie Database Last Updated: Mar 27, 2017
You are visitor since 04 Oct 2017